Improvement in churns



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Latas Patent No. 97,815, meeneemt@ 14, i869.

v11s/IPRover/:ENT IN cHURNs.

The Schedule referred to in theaeiLefters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SrAoY RrsLER, of Loektown.,

in the county7`of Hunterdon, and State of N ew Jer sey, have invented 'a new and usefullmprovement in Ghurns;V and I do hereby declare that the "following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe construction andoperation of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making a part of this speciiication, in which- Figure l is a longitudinal section, taken inthe plane x a: of 2.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section, taken in the plane y,y of'ig. 1.

Like letters in both figures'of the drawings indicate like parts. p d

My invention relates to the class of churns whose dashers have a swinging or oscillating motion within `an elongated box; and the object of it `is to'simplify and economize the cost of construction of such a churn, and yet enable it to perform the work thoroughp ly, and consume butlittle time iu the performance of `it; also, to so constructing and arranging the several parts connecting with, and supporting the arm of the dasher, as that theyl may be readily-'detached from one another, and from the body'of'thecl1urn-,pso that the l latter may be more conveniently `stowed away lwhen not in use. i l

I construct and operate Vmy invention as follows:

A is an elongated box,witl`1 a' 'curved bottom to suit the curve the dasher 'wouldv make whenfos'ciIla-g ting, and having .the ends inclinedvinwardly ;'"the endl pieces a a being let in a littlefrrmrthey sides, top, and

bottom, and having cleats b'b nailed, or'screwed up' and down' thereon, about thev centre-` th'ereof, '.which cleats, in connection with the edgesof ,the top pieces,

are so constructed as to `form'dovetails on the ends of the box, to receive the standards B B, which fit loosely but snugly therein.`

'lhe upper edgesvoi' the Vsides of the box' incline a short distance at right angles from the ends thereof, and then terminate horizontallyrto receive the lids or cover c c, onevbeing on each side of the arm C of the dasher, the ends of which lids arerecessed prrabbeted "on the under side, to fit and rest ou corresponding recesses or rabbets on the upper side of the top pieces. The lids have thnmbnotches lon the Vunder-side edges, s'o that they may be removed by placing the' -thunib thereunder when putting the cream or milk in the churn, or when removing the butter from the same. f

The standardshave openings letinto them from the l tops thereof, to receive the ends of' the cross-bar D, which fit snugly therein, and are vsecured theretod by removable pins.

Au opening'is made edgewise through the centre of the cross-bar, to receive the end of the arm of the flasher, which arm is secured thereto by ,a removable pin, the opening being large enough to allow free play to the arm.

The standards project up to a height suiilcient to give. the dasher the proper swinging motion.

The arm, from the dasher E to just above the'lids, is made as narrow as the strength of the arm will permit, so as to allow the lids to come-as close together as possible around the arm, in order to avoid any liability of the milk or butter spattering out from the top of the churn.

. The dasher is attached firmly to the bottom end of the arm, and consists of a head provided with a suitable number of diamond-shaped blades d, the head being rounded on the under side, from edge to edge, so as to have the edges thereofl sharp enough to cut through the butter or cream, and thus work easier.A

The shape of" the blades enables them to `cut the little cells or globules containing the butter, and other.- wise so agit-ate the cream or milk, by jamming or dashing the same between the inwardly-inclined sides of the blades, as to work up and get all the butter from the milk or cream, in a thorough manner, without wastage, as is common with many churns, from the `fact ofthe dashers failing to expel or work out all the butter.

The dasherts loosely but snugly within the box, and oscillates from its' axis above, and occupies suiiicient room, in `respect to the depth of the box, asA to prevent the milk or butter from Working over the top of the dasher when swung out fully, thus giving the cream or butter the full benefit of the stroke or dash of -the blades.

Y The buttermilk is lwithdrawn from a hole in the side of' the box or churn, it being stopped up bya plug.

Opera-tion.

A pin, e, is put through the arm, a little above the lids, whichpin, by slipping the end of the lever F over it, (the lever havinga hole near the end to t it,) will enable the churn or the dasher'to be operated or oscillated,l either by'drawing the lever back and forth from the endv ofthe churn Vor box, or the operator may sit in a chair alongside thereof, `and work the dasher more convenient-ly by removing the lever andA braces for the support of the cross-bar, and at any time` when desired to place the-churn out of the way as much as possible, all that is necessary to do is to remove the pins holding tbe several parts together, endl combination with doveteiled endsb of box Apro withdrawing the standards from the dovet-ails, when vided with removable lids c, the arm of flasher being the churn will be reduced in size so as not to occupy operated either by pin e or removable lever F, couas much space as before. struct-ed and 'arranged substantially as described.

I do not claim a swinging flasher, for I am aware of As evidence that I claim the foregoing as my intbe same being in the potent of A. J. Pope, Deeemvention, I have hereunto set my hand, in the presber 4, 1866; but ence of two Witnesses.

That I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters STACY RISLER. Potent, is Witnesses:

The dasber-heed E, diamond-shaped blades d, arm H. M. SLADE,

C, removable ber D, and removable standerdsB B, in W. BURRIS. 

